JaVale McGee is the most athletic big man in the game today, and when he makes the right play nobody can stop him. Ask Andrew Bogut, who got fiercely dunked on in the first half Saturday of Game 1 between the Nuggets and Warriors.

The best part of this if you’re a Nuggets fan (or George Karl) is that McGee recognizes the space and makes a smart cut. The kind of thing he doesn’t do often enough. The dunk is amazing, but it’s set up by McGee making a smart basketball play, and the more he does that the more dangerous the Nuggets become.

Yea, he was ferocious against LA last year. I was looking forward to seeing him turn it up for the playoffs again, and so far I’m not disappointed. You could see that look on his face tonight. Seems like the the bigger stage increases his focus. I expect him to be a factor. It’s pretty interesting that GK has tried some lineups with both JaVale and Koufos since Faried is out– pretty drastic departure from George’s beloved smallball.